1st December 2007
Result:
Norwich 1 - 0 Crystal Palace Norwich went into this game on the back of a sore defeat to Leicester, but it didn’t show in this performance. They played well throughout with Charlie Adam sticking out a mile on the left side of midfield. The rangers winger is on loan at Norwich till the end of the season and is beginning to show his true form. Norwich will surely be trying to sign him on a permanent contract as soon as possible.
“I’m happy to bounce back from our defeat last week and I think we played well today. Its another victory for us, and more points on the table. If we can continue to climb the table I’ll be delighted. Personally I’d like to guide the team to the playoffs, even though I know this is a mammoth task considering 8 weeks ago this team were sitting in the relegation places.” Norwich Manager, David Ashcroft
3rd December 2007
Breaking News: Norwich have been drawn at home against Scunthorpe in the FA Cup third round. The game will be played at Carrow Road on the 5th of January 2008.
4th December 2007
Result:
Norwich 1 - 0 Hull A very poor game sees Norwich come out on top. Both teams played poorly but Norwich just did enough to see the game out.
“Happy with the result, but I’m not happy with the performance. No-one got pass marks today. I’ll be working on attacking tactics in training, hoping we can get more goals and create more exciting games to watch for the neutral.
8th December 2007
Result:
Plymouth 3 - 2 Norwich Norwich took a two goal lead into half time and looked comfortable. However, whatever David Ashcroft said at half time, it went wrong. Plymouth scored two quick goals midway through the second half to set up an exciting finish. The game looked like it would finish a draw, until Plymouth popped up with a winner in the 93rd minute. Norwich are starting to get used to losing very late goals this season.
“Really unhappy to loose the late goal again, however my efforts in trainig to get the team to attack more definitely showed through in the first half as we played wonderful free-flowing attacking football and I don’t think Plymouth knew what hit them. But all credit to Plymouth to come out and win the game from two goals down. I have just given the players and absolute rollicking in the dressing room so they know how I feel in no uncertain terms!” Norwich Manager, David Ashcroft.
15th December 2007
Result:
Norwich 0 - 1 Q.P.R A very, very poor game! Q.P.R have shaded this one, but there’s not much to write about here.
“Disappointed with the defeat, but there’s not much I can say about this game. I feel sorry for the fans coming to see that game today, it was absolutely terrible! I’ll be showing the team a video of that game to show them how bad that was.” Norwich Manager, David Ashcroft.
22nd December 2007
Result:
Charlton 4 - 2 Norwich Another defeat for Norwich as they’re good form under David Ashcroft appears to be vaporising to nothing. A good game with Charlton showing they’re superiority in class. Charlton go into second in the league with this result, Norwich slip back to 17th place.
“A disappointing defeat for us today, but we were playing a far better team and on this performance, I fancy Charlton for promotion. I just hope that this slump in form is temporary, and we can bounce back in out next game against Sheffield United.”
Breaking News: Hibernian have sacked manager Mixu Paataelinen and Norwich manager David Ashcroft is being touted as favourite for the job, however he has told local press that he has no interest in leaving Norwich after such a short time there, even though he would like to manage in his home country, Scotland.
26th December 2007
Result:
Sheffield United 2 - 3 Norwich A fantastic victory for Norwich against third placed Sheffield United. Wonderful attacking football was on display by both teams here, however, Norwich came out on top and managed to grab the three points from the massive favourites for this match.
“Well I just can’t tell you how delighted I am with the players today! I asked for a response from the players after our three defeats in a row, and I got it today. We beat a team that is much stronger than us in they’re back yard. I now want the players to go on and build on this in future games. I am trying to sign our best performer up to this point, Charlie Adam on a permanent deal, but Rangers are looking for a bit too much money for him at the moment, but we‘ll see what they‘re asking towards the end of the season.” Norwich Manager, David Ashcroft
29th December 2007
Result:
Norwich 1 - 1 Stoke Another late goal conceded for Norwich as they earn a draw at home against Stoke. It was a decent game, both teams had a go as both teams need the points on the board, but it ended up just being a draw.
“Not too disappointed with the result today, both teams deserved the draw so it was the fair and most likely result today. However it is two points that we cannot really afford to lose at this time of the season. However at the end of 2007 we are going ok. I have enjoyed my time so far with Norwich City and I hope I can keep going here for a few years to come.”
Month Conclusion A mixed month saw me end the season in 15th place, which isn’t the worst. However I still would like to get into the playoff spots by the end of the season. Going into the January transfer window, I will be strengthening the defence and will buy another striker. Hopefully that will give me the strength to quickly climb the table in the new year.
Here is the screenshot of the league at the end of December:
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...League2007.jpg And the link of the December Fixtures
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...xtures2007.jpg Check back for future updates :)
